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NEW YORK 鈥� President Trump announced on Twitter early this morning his intention to send the National Guard to Minneapolis, Minn. in response to protests over the recent killing of George Floyd. In that same tweet thread, the President threatened to shoot protestors saying 鈥�.鈥�

Jeffery Robinson, director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Trone Center for Justice and Equality, highlighted the vicious implications of President Trump鈥檚 incendiary language in the following statement:

鈥淧resident Trump鈥檚 statement that 鈥榳hen the looting starts, the shooting starts鈥� is hypocritical, immoral, and illegal. While President Trump has recently claimed to be concerned about honoring the memory of Mr. Floyd, his actions consistently demonstrate a gross disregard for the racial terror and police violence that communities of color across the country experience on a regular basis. We call on the National Guard and law enforcement in Minneapolis to comply with the law and not President Trump.

鈥淧resident Trump has told police officers in New York that they should feel free to use violence against 鈥�.鈥� He did not hesitate to claim to a foreign leader that there is no racial problem in America. The president鈥檚 latest suggestion that law enforcement or the military should literally murder protesters is, unfortunately, no longer shocking. President Trump鈥檚 response ignores the fact that the inherent problem is not the reaction to Mr. Floyd鈥檚 murder. The problem is Mr. Floyd鈥檚 murder.

鈥淣o one has to approve of the rioting in Minneapolis and St. Paul to understand why it is happening. The protests in Minnesota and elsewhere are a direct response to the systemic violence that police perpetrate in Black communities across this country.

鈥淭houghts and prayers are not enough. The police violence and murder in the Black community in America must stop immediately. Prosecutors in Minnesota must hold accountable the officers responsible for George Floyd鈥檚 murder 鈥� the officer who knelt on Mr. Floyd鈥檚 neck as he gasped 鈥業 can鈥檛 breathe,鈥� and those who, by failing to do anything to intervene, approved their colleague鈥檚 decision to murder Mr. Floyd. Holding these officers accountable is the bare minimum needed to show that our legal system recognizes that Black lives actually matter. The next step must be bold changes that address the racism at the root of our policing institutions.鈥�

The 老澳门开奖结果 and our affiliate the 老澳门开奖结果 of Minnesota are jointly calling for a fair, independent, and transparent investigation. to build national pressure and ensure public outrage leads to action. Please join us in calling on Minnesota leadership to hand the case over to an independent prosecutor under the Attorney General's authority.